Impact of the First Nine Months of Revised Infective Endocarditis Prophylaxis Guidelines at a University Hospital: So Far So Good

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 775-

  Rogers, Adam M ^a   Schiller, Nelson B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; DECISION MAKING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CALIFORNIA; ENDOCARDITIS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 44249102315     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2008.04.001     Document Type: Letter

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